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Long "uncorrected" galley proofs of a report by the Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force [in Western Europe, United States Army], General Dwight Eisenhower, to the Combined Chiefs of Staff on the operations in Europe of the Allied Expeditionary Force, 8 June 1944 to 8 May 1945, dated 13 July 1945. [printed by HMSO; minor annotations by individuals including ?Ronald Fraser of the Cabinet Office and WSC].

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Report by the Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force [in Western Europe, United States Army], General Dwight Eisenhower, to the Combined Chiefs of Staff on the operations in Europe of the Allied Expeditionary Force, 8 June 1944 to 8 May 1945, dated 13 July 1945. [soft-bound, printed by the US Government Printing Office].

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Report by the Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force [in Western Europe, United States Army], General Dwight Eisenhower, to the Combined Chiefs of Staff on the operations in Europe of the Allied Expeditionary Force, 8 June 1944 to 8 May 1945, dated 13 July 1945. In a presentation binding with an annotated dedication to WSC from Eisenhower and a note [by WSC's secretary] indicating that the gift was acknowledged on 23 January 1950.

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Galley proofs reprinting a despatch by Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh Mallory, [then] Air Commander-in-Chief, Allied Expeditionary Air Force, dated November 1944, entitled "Air Operations by the Allied Expeditionary Air Force in [North-West] Europe from November 15, 1943 to September 30, 1944" giving details of the AEEF's structure and the planning and carrying out of operations before, including, and after D Day. [annotated by WSC's office].

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Galley proofs reprinting a despatch by Air Chief Marshal Sir Sholto Douglas, [then] Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Coastal Command, RAF, dated 1 November 1944, entitled "Liberation of Europe (Operation 'Overlord'): operations of Coastal Command, Royal Air Force, from May to August 1944".

Scope and Contents Letter from Captain A C Beer, Private Secretary to General Sir Hastings Ismay [Additional Secretary (Military) of the Cabinet] (Offices of the Cabinet and Minister of Defence, Great George Street) to Elizabeth Gilliatt [WSC's secretary] stating that Ismay has asked him to assure WSC that there is nothing in an attached despatch [?by Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh Mallory, see CHAR 20/245/37-100] which might cause him trouble and that there is no mention of the "dispute about not...

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Letter from [Sir Edward] Bridges [Secretary to the Cabinet and Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury] (Treasury Chambers, Great George Street) to WSC commenting on despatches by [General Dwight] Eisenhower [former Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States Army, see ?CHAR 20/243/50-124] and enclosing proof copies of despatches on operations in East Africa, the Middle East, and North-West Africa, 1940-43 [CHAR 20/246/29-133 and CHAR 20/246/167-182]. [signed].

Scope and Contents Minute from [General Sir Hastings] Ismay [Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defence] to WSC marked "Top Secret" reporting the Tripartite military meetings held on 5 and 6 February 1945 [at the Yalta Conference, Soviet Union] at which the following were discussed: the co-ordination of operations on the Western, Eastern and Italian fronts, the war against Japan, co-operation between the Allies and Soviets including over bombing, and the assumed date for the end of the war with Germany....

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Maps and pie-charts setting out relative strengths of Allied "divisions in the West by theatres" [North-West Europe and the Mediterranean].

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"Table 2" of "divisions in the West by theatres" at approximately 31 May and 28 June 1945, setting out totals for North-West Europe and the United Kingdom, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean.

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"Table 2A" of "independent brigades in the West by theatres" at approximately 31 May and 28 June 1945, setting out totals for North-West Europe and the United Kingdom, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean.

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"Table 4" giving numbers of "army battle casualties" for Western Europe, Italy, the Balkans, and Greece of Imperial, United States and other Allied troops from September 1943 to May 1945.

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Colour map of the Western Front marked "Top Secret" showing an ?estimate of the total number of German divisions.

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Colour map of the Western Front in France and Germany marked "Secret" showing the front line and Allied forces as of 10 September.

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Colour map of the Western Front in France and Germany marked "Secret" showing the front line and Allied forces as of 13 September.

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Page proofs for a supplement to the London Gazette entitled "The Evacuation of the Allied Armies from Dunkirk [France] and neighbouring beaches", May to June 1940, reprinting a contemporary despatch from Vice-Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay, Flag Officer Commanding, Dover [Kent] (18 June 1940), with later Admiralty footnotes. [annotated by ?Kathleen Hill, WSC's secretary].

Scope and Contents Letter from Captain Cyril Falls (Military Correspondent of the Times) to WSC expressing his "profound anxiety" about the conduct of operations in North-West Europe. He complains about the overall control of the Allied offensive, contrasts this with the success of the German offensive under Field Marshal Karl Von Rundstedt [battle of the Bulge], and comments critically on leading Allied commanders including General Dwight D Eisenhower [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force Western...

Scope and Contents Letter from WSC to Captain Cyril Falls [Military Correspondent of the Times] marked "private and confidential" replying in detail to his letter expressing anxiety about the conduct of operations in North-West Europe. WSC comments on the likely result of the offensive conducted by Field Marshal Karl Von Rundstedt [battle of the Bulge], expresses astonishment at criticism of Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander [later 1st Lord Alexander of Tunis, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre]...

Scope and Contents Letter from Captain Cyril Falls [Military Correspondent of the Times] to WSC thanking him for his reply to his previous letter, which "written under the influence of disappointment, was probably petulant and unbalanced". He comments on the German offensive [battle of the Bulge], on the respective abilities of Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander [later 1st Lord Alexander of Tunis, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean Theatre], Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery [Commander 21st Army Group]...

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Note from "G R G A" [Commodore George Gordon Allen] to WSC commenting on an account of the assault phase of the Normandy [France] landings by Admiral [Sir Bertram] Ramsay [Allied Naval Commander-in-Chief, Expeditionary Force, CHAR 20/242/67-81], drawing WSC's attention to potentially controversial matters, and stating that there is no need for him to provide detailed comments. [initialled].

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Telegram from Commander Charles Thompson [Personal Assistant to the Minister of Defence, Straelen, Germany] to Foreign Office passing on "Personal" message from WSC to Marshal Stalin reporting that he is at Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery's [Commander 21st Army Group] Headquarters; and that orders have just been given to launch the main battle to force the Rhine on a broad front centering around Wesel [Germany].

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Telegram from WSC to Anthony Eden [later Lord Avon, Foreign Secretary] (Washington [United States]) marked "Personal and Top Secret" repeating a report of a meeting between Arthur Seyss-Inquart [Reich Commissioner for Occupied Holland] and the Dutch Underground Movement, where Seyss-Inquart offered terms of surrender for German forces in the Netherlands.

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Telegram from WSC to Marshal Joseph Stalin explaining the risks of attempting an invasion of Western Europe too soon, and pointing out how Allied success in Tunisia has affected Axis forces in the whole of the Mediterranean, therefore diverting German supplies from the Russian Front. WSC also asks for Stalin's view of the situation on the Russian Front and urges a meeting with himself and [Franklin Roosevelt], President of the United States.

Scope and Contents Detailed summary of the war situation including: the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk including the effect of weather conditions, numbers evacuated, naval losses and attacks by German bombers; attacks by U-boats on seaborne trade; anti-submarine operations; German trade; overview of the military and air situation covering Norway, Italy, the North Sea and coastal operations, the bombing of Great Britain, attacks on Germany by Bomber Command, French and German air...

Scope and Contents Typescript copy of notes for WSC's speech on the fall of Belgium and surrender of King [Leopold] of Belgium; the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk [France]; the successes of the RAF; losses of men and weaponry; military development and the possibility of German invasion. Speech includes the phrase "We shall fight on the beaches . . . We shall never surrender".Carbon typescript copy with some manuscript annotations in ink [not by WSC] laid out in "psalm style" apart...